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> It's additional software that many users didn't ask for, don't want and will not be aware of > You just described 95% of the parts of all software, especiall
by Razengan 6mo ago
> It's additional software that many users didn't ask for, don't want and will not be aware of
> You just described 95% of the parts of all software, especially in this era. And think of the Web - how many gigabytes of terrible adtech and tracking code does the average user download in a month of web browsing without an adblocker? Remember, each one probably packages in a couple hundred NPM dependencies into its bundle.
So what are you saying? Don't be mad over this becoming the norm, just shut up and sit down and accept it?
- ambrozk 6mo agoIt's not "becoming the norm." It's been the norm for decades. And yes, you should not be mad about the norm.
- Razengan 6mo ago> And yes, you should not be mad about the norm. Right and if slavery and virgin sacrifices happen for decades we should just join in
- k33n 6mo agoDeeply incongruous example tbh.
- lostglass 6mo agoIs it? It's kind of the heart of the matter - just because something is common doesn't mean it's acceptable. The difference is that in our society we've all agreed the sacrificing is no longer acceptable.
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- Razengan 6mo agoThe comment above was literally gaslighting against complaining about bad behavior that is common and going on for a long time.
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- andrewmutz 6mo agoThe story is only trending because it’s an AI model and the internet is anti-ai right now. It’s a double standard. It’s like how people are outraged that electricity is being used in data centers to power AI models. When you do the math, the power consumption is far, far less than all the other things you do all day without thinking twice. But again, anti-AI double standard
- toofy 6mo agoif someone doesn’t want ai on their devices, you think it’s a double standard that they’re annoyed when it’s installed anyway? i’m not anti-ai by any stretch, but to pretend like their personal choices don’t matter is a bit too dismissive. it’s their choice, we probably shouldn’t imply other people having their own personal taste is hysterical or whatever it is you’re dancing around.
- listenallyall 6mo ago> the internet is anti-ai right now Just fyi, this is not a temporary phenomenon, not a phase. People dont like spam, robocalls, persistent advertising, even as we use the tools that enable them. They definitely wont like massive job losses, if that actually comes to fruition. Constant surveillance, "slop" news and entertainment, significantly reduced human contact - not popular. Like most technologies, AI benefits a small group - those who control the means of production - but everyone else loses out.
- 2000UltraDeluxe 6mo agoNot just the Internet either. People are actively talking about data centres using available electricity, and the constant push from employers of using AI for things it clearly isn't suited for. Not to mention the constant "Let me talk to a real person" requests -- people see AI's everywhere and often have no desire to interact with them.
- Gander5739 6mo agoTempora mutantur, nos et mutamur in illis
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- k33n 6mo ago> just shut up and sit down and accept it? I mean, that's absolutely your only option other than simply choosing another browser. This will be a non-issue for 99% of Chrome users.
- forgetfreeman 6mo agoquietly uninstalls Chrome
- sterlind 6mo agoI'm surprised so many people still use Chrome. there are perfectly serviceable browsers which block ads. do normies not know you can block ads if you use a different browser?
- kirenida 6mo agoThey don't. A large number of them don't even care. Some even click on all of the "allow this site to send you notifications" and then proceed to get spammed by hundreds of notifications on their phone/PC. And don't mind it.
- xp84 6mo agoYou are very right, though it's difficult for those of us here to imagine it. 20 years ago, people would browse the Web through a 11-inch by 4 inch slit because all the adware toolbars had nearly occluded the whole viewport. Today most of the webpages themselves look like that without an adblocker and most people just tolerate it. And even click the ads!